title: Rupture of an ovarian endometrioma during the first trimester of pregnancy.
abstract: Rupture of an ovarian endometrioma presenting as a surgical emergency during pregnancy is a rare event. We report the first case to our knowledge of growth and rupture of an endometrioma in the first trimester of pregnancy. After laparotomy, the postoperative course was uneventful and the pregnancy is ongoing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital LA PAZ, Autonoma University of Madrid, Spain. jagarciav@meditex.es
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García-Velasco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palumbo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-González
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ordás
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011261:Pregnancy Trimester, First; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014463:Ultrasonography